Maidan metro station
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Maidan is an underground metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.[1] [2] [3] The station is located on Jawaharlal Nehru Road at Middleton Street. It is named after the Maidan, the largest urban park in Kolkata, which lies on the west side of Jawaharlal Nehru Road.
History
[edit ]In 2024, Kolkata Metro began replacing the steel third rail on the Blue Line with a highly conductive aluminum rail. This upgrade, the first in 38 years, aims to cut energy loss by 84%, saving approximately ₹1 crore per kilometer annually. The initial shipment from Germany covers about 5 kilometers, with a total of 35 kilometers planned over two years. The aluminum rail will reduce voltage drops, leading to faster travel times, more frequent services, and lower operational costs, while also cutting carbon emissions by 50,000 tons over its lifetime.[4]
Station layout
[edit ]Maidan track layout |
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Station with two tracks and one Island platform
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Northbound Towards ← Dakshineshwar next station is Park Street Change at the next station for Purple Line
Entry/Exit
[edit ]| Maidan metro station exits | |||||
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| Gate No-1 | Gate No-2 | Gate No-3 | |||
| Victoria Memorial, Brigade Parade Ground | Jeevan Deep, Middleton St | Kanak Building, Chowringhee Rd | |||
See also
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References
[edit ]- ^ "Welcome to Metro Railway, Kolkata". Archived from the original on 20 August 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
- ^ "Calcuttaweb - Metro -underground subway railway system". Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
- ^ "UrbanRail.Net > Asia > India > West Bengal > Kolkata (Calcutta) Metro". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ "Kolkata Metro Blue Line Upgrade: Replacement of Steel Third Rail with Aluminum begins to slash carbon emissions". MSN. FE Online. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
External links
[edit ]- Kolkata/South travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Kolkata/Maidan travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Old official Website for Blue Line [usurped]
- UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
- "Maidan station" (Map). Google Maps .
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